PLYMvfoN sr. MARYTHE BLESSED VIRGIN The PCC is 8 corporate bo￿ established by the a)ur¢h of England. It operates under the PCC (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Synodical Government Measure 1969. The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission, registered nurnber 1128769. This report has been drawn up in the frdmeworks of the Charities Act 1993. Charrty SORP 2CQ5 and thurch Accountin8 Regulations 2￿6. The address for correspondence is The Team OffKe, Market Road. PIyTnpton. Plymouth, PL7 IQW The Council's bankers are Natwest 14 Old Town Street. Plymouth PLI Ir￿ and Lloyds 13 Fore St, I￿ridge PL21 9AD. The Independent Examiner is Best Accounting. The PCC has delegated the &y-to4ay man4ement of the parish to the Team Vicar. the Rerfd Elizabeth Green. This report covers the year to December 2024 OBJEcllvES St. Marfs PCC has the legal responsibility of CO￿Perating -with the incumbent in promotinq in the porlsh the whole mission of the Church-postorol. evongelistic. socialond ecumenicol.- It serves the whole parish of Plympton St. Mary and, together with our sister parish of Plympton St. Maurice forms the Plympton Team Ministry serying all those who Ilve in Plympton. It is also responsible for maintaining wdrious buildinqs in the parish irKluding St. Marfs ChU￿h and St. Marfs church hall. When planning activities for the year, PCC has considered the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit and, in particular, the specific 8uidan¢e on charities for the athiancement of relig￿n. THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL The appointment of PCC memÈers is 8o¥erned ￿ the Church Representation Rules. After ex￿the10 posts lclerqv. readers, ¢hU￿hwardens and *deanery synod representstivesl have been filled, one third of the ordinary members retire each year, but can ke re*lected. Elected members normally serve three-year terms. If a vacancy arises to the PCC during a term of office, a casual vacancy exists. Appointments to casual vauncies run to the end of the original term of office. THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST N￿Ry THe BLE￿0 WftGIN APCM REPORT FOR 2024 (PUBLISHED MAY 20251 PCC membershlp 202412025 Name Date appolnted Date membwshlp ceasedlcea Ex Offici VACANCY Revd knzzi Green Revd Richard Wakerell Robert Harrison Team Rector Team Vicar DecemLEr 2022 cktober 2018 censed Lay Minister Churchwardens Claire-Louise Journeaux Michael Lewis. May 2024 May 2024 May 2025 May 2025 Member5 lane Banbury Mavis Buttle L udmila Q)Ilier lan Duckworth Matthew Duckworth Rachel Harrison-French' Nicola Hellem Michael Lewis. Mo an Lewis Philip Smith*•• April 2022 May 2023 May2023 May 2024 May 2024 May 2023 May 2022 May 2022 May 2022 May 2024 April 2025 May 2026 May 2026 May 2027 May 2027 May 2026 May 2025 May 2025 May 2025 May 2025 Deanery SyrK+d Honorary Treasurer Sam Snellin Keith Escott May 2023 May 2023 Re51 ned 2024 Resigned December 2024 May 2026 Ma 2026 VACANC pcc VACANCY pcc VAC4NCY" pcc VACANCY pcc VACANCY. Deanery S od VAC4NCY' Deane 'Denotes Deanery Synod representative 'Michael Lewis wa5 previously elected to sefve as a PCC member to May 2025 Philip Smith was co-opted by the PCC in May 2024 to fill a casual Vacancy th•t falls vacant In May 2025 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL REPORTTO THE APCM FOR 2024 The PCC consists of the ¢ler¥y licensed to the Parish lex officiol, Readers licensedto the Parish, three members elected to the Deanery Synod and twefve members of the conire8ation including an Hon. Treasurer and Fkjn. Secretary. Members of the PCC must be on the Electoral Roll and are voted on during the APCM ft)r a period of three years at a time. Casual vacancy Casual vacancv Michael Lewis Casual vacan Casual vaon May 2026 Ma 2026 During 2024 the PCC met six times. Responsibility for many of the functions of the PCQ in particular S)feguarding and Health & Safety. have been delegated to the PCC sukommittees which met regularly throughout the year. The PCC is seeking gLtidance from the Archdeacon of Plymouth and is workill8 With the PCC of the pèrish of Plympton St Maurice as it seeks to arwint to the position of Priest in Charge. THE ECCLESIASTICAt PARISH OF ST MARYTHE BLESSED VTRGIN APCM REPORT FOR 2024 IPUBLISHED MAY 20251 The process of auditing all our DBS and safeguarding trainire for all relevant volunteers is undenyay in order to work towards our statutory safeguarding requirements. The PCC has complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding & aergy f*scipline Measure 2016. Rerfd Ell￿beth Green CHUftCHWARDENS' REpoKf TO THE APCM FOR 2024 There have been several things of note throughout the year. The fabric of the Church buildin& as recognised in the Diocesan Quinquennial inspection of Auiust 2021, still needs an ongoing proqramme of maintenance. We have an active pr¢>dramme of remedial works which 15 restricted by the funding available. We have dealt with issues of water ingress. gutterin& bell tower mainten?nce, electricllighting. We continue to monitor further falls of plaster within the buildi￿ and other issues of fabric deterioration. We are looking into solutions to rerne￿ these problems. and the health and safetytearn has forniulated a plan to address the plaster We are grdteful for all those who volunteer their time to support the churth cleanin& and including Gabrielle Stook and team. We have had working groups helping ti0* up both the churth •nd church h•ll...it make5 •n enorn)ous difference to have a tidy and clean environment. The churchyard maintenance is time consumin8, and we helped by Roger Triscott and Phil Smith volL¢nteering and Community Payback Team under the supep4ision of Plyrnouth Probation Seryices who have been attendin8 regularly, making a huge difference to maint•inin8 the hedges and qrass. We h•ve 11 Commonwealth War Gr•ves within the churchyard which are maintsined. We do h•ve an issue wth nDn2024 Reduced levels ol Income are notlceable recognlgable- wm8 WUlct•d lund81g8 Clock) rndiuco a$ tho 4pp8•1 ond8. Some Incomg streams h8VO Stopp•d14 c￿l￿￿oU8•ho¢d Support Fund for Foodbank U￿1. Sorne règul&r donarlon8 h￿8 reduced due to csi of Imng increases so donors Teducod levol ol.100￿ ¢è$h" lo donal•. We are very 8r•tolul for ih• genoroslty ol donora. vtho Can undwstandably prgler to tOCUS Bfvlng into spoclfi¢ proloct& However. w• g1$0 n¢od an Inci8ase In gènw•l reiul•r tying io oddross th• ongoind end increagln8 running c08t8 lor fhls ¢huTch. Last yO8r thefowa¥ a r¥duction In General Gmngot 8ppfoxlmaiety 2196. Vle ngod io alltswfor and ongblfj long.term pL4n to fjddro88 Fabrlc détérlorntlon- Includlnq mol Illlnw plaster tall 8nd water Inve99 Idamp. Then w8 can look forward io some internal d￿￿[*110n which would ￿ a w8￿8￿ •ttort rf tho b8s1¢ molworks cannol be address•d. Many avaliable local or natSon81 Herttage 8f8nts are elther l)dng reduced In ￿ze or toigl. Of are belng mAt¢h- lundod. Such Grants may be accesslblo but 8 Team approach Is n￿g￿ry io make slgnrttcant ImpThem•nt$. Glft Ald Tax Rellel- at the tlmo ol prew•tlon. therè wass • al￿111¢•nI oprAlc&tbon kn proc8$8 a8 thi8 may t)• clalm•d most eff iclantly onty once a ye8r or so. Th¥r•wrn$ one major legacy lorth• church In 2024frornArK*na tstrker£1045. Feeg tor funeTal8, espeelalty. continue to brlng much funds into the church, and our cgpablllty to Stream • servic4 oi dlsplay a photO-monw8• 1$ also benef￿8[ to fulffl lamivg vAshes. Tho fees dld rèduce somewhat in 2024 from 2023. These h8ve been separalety Il¥ted In Ihe Current Ass•ts IFe•#A¢countl on th• Bfjlance Sheet and th• funds carried forward in Ihe"Fund Related to FUn￿a￿ and Weddiny". Hall Lettings hav• Incr￿$¥d and thig is ¥fjry Welcome to rwJuc8 th• r•t• ol 1088 of thg Chu￿* ibqukl a38¢ts Thls •l¥mtrnt Is tssted under"Other TradlngActlvttle8' and èmounts to 7496 of our È23 CrfKJ Trading incom& Mr8 Duc￿￿.$ conirtbution to mint81nlngb*￿j F•l4tion8With our hlrw$18 approciated. Inv••tm•nt#". A Uftyds Int•ro8t-boarln4 account (see balanu the•1 Curreni As8￿ 6510 CCLA C8F I PTeViOU8ty ex18ted. StIU open bui inteTtst from Endcwm•nt n(Yw p•sw dlr•ciiy Into tho Church Current ac¢ounL The accumulated Int8r8st w8$ E2755 wa8 tr8nstsrred In 2V23. Thls Income remalns at gppm¥imately £33 por month and 1$ In Ihe CurrentAccouni w be utilised for Churehy8rt1 ca Oth•r Incom•: ThiJ prodomlnantty18 Foodbènk Income but also Some onfroft don8til￿8 to th8 Church trom out¥ido organlsatlons and indNiduaL& &"ftce 2023 th• Foodbank has continued io attract some grants for helpinq famiLie8.' £1200 from Plymouth Clty Councll IHousehold Support Fund) 88 weu as minor grants lor Irom TrUS￿lITIUSL Hemerllon Soclal Club1£2001 , Spèrkwell P8ri8h council1£5￿). from Indmduals leg vl8 Compton Metho(11￿ Church and other Commercial organI￿￿On9- OlwnpuslKvrn 1 £10911. Donations rBduced by 113 overau belween 2023-24. St Maurice Church conlTlbut& roward8 Itt• Administrats"on ￿$18 ol runnlni rh• Piympton Team Mlni$ty on a monthly basls. Exp•ndltur• The note$ that follow the Analy$18 tables cwr $pocilic entrigs in the Income and Expenditure Saction8 to 8xpL8in entrie8 that May b8 difficult to interpret unless th8 numbers are cl8rrfi8d. ft is expected that Incomes are always report¢d Gr088. •xp•n808 properly recor(led and net Incom68 8t8ted. Addltlanal Not•• to th• Fln•nclal Stal•m•ni$ 2024 Mrs S Ouckworth remoln$ •$ part-tlme 8(ImlnlJtMOf. who pr￿￿1￿•$ the o98ontlal admlnlstratlve Support to Plympton Team Mlnistry IStNarV8 and St M•urlcg Chu￿￿88)￿nI1 ha¥ provId￿ Invaluotsie and vital 8UPPOrt to th• T8am Vlcar durtng a longpwrlod ot Team Ractorvocancy. H•r salary 18 docidod ty gnnu81 r￿eW end undef Dlocests wldonce whh tho curr•nt Church ot England Pon81on Schem St Maurlce PCC provid0• an 4ppropriat• POrt￿n of lh• admlnlstrfjifve costs to St Mary's PCC. Mrs L Couler. Olractrjr ol Mu81¢. f*rteb4e% a tTrontlAty payment and è PCC M•Trib•f tsl lh• pee th57Sro th5$ p•rlod to Sept•mb•r 2024 when #he stood do*Tr 88 PCC Member. Mr K E8CO¢t I￿¥1¥8d toeg lor h18 dutl•s 88 o V•wr at Weddlnq• •nd FunerAl• from th• tund$ r•celv•d lor th1• purposfj. H• r&tlTed frorn thls iole on 318t D•¢•mb•r 2024. H• conUnu•8 voiuntarlty •$ Sa¢rl8tsn and provlde8 occaslon41 cover or¥olUn￿ry Suppon at sep41￿ Mr M Ch•nt&r r•ceN8S a monthly payin•ni lor malntslnln8 the churchy•￿1 •nd a t￿ whon dl88lng cr•matSon plots when requlred. A Contract cleaner Is enpged throulh a local comp*ryto ¢￿an thè halllor 3 M 1.5 hrs p•rweek to 8llowlorlh• Hlre usaie durlnq e&¢h woek. Mr P Smlth. 8 m•mbef ol ih• PCC, h•8 fees •¢lln8 aa a tempornry Sexwn- whSch auihorl hlm to op•rnt• IT Str￿mIn& or prtr¥ld• Audlo Vlsu•l Prog•nt•ilon. or xt 01 • V•ryor tor Fun•ro18 4nd Wetldlngs. Nono ol thos• reGeMng pay or Fee8 moreth•n £50 000. There were no dlxlosfiblè tran8•ciioni in wpfjct of PCC M•mbws. persons conn•ctod whh them. or relatod p8nle8. No PCC m•mbws rncèlv•d trw•l or8ub¥l¥I￿ce •ypen*e9 durlngth•yur. SOFA D•￿ana1•d Fund•: l•il Fund: Mlnor urry tornyanj from 2023. Cttur¢h Fabrlc In Delklt due to VAT rnci•lm lor Clock r•palT notlulllllfjd tlll 2025. Chur¢h F•l>rfe Fund ovordr4wn a•Tow•r M•attlnqolw4nilovM rnqufjr￿ wthout Jufficlentfund8 Icov•red tyG¢neral Fund) Church Llihtlw Romairldgr lffjm Ughfjng Fund 2023 noedfjd to￿ld• mlnof rnpairg 2W25. H•ll Fund: Mlnor overspond carrled Forward 2023. SOFA R•*trlet•d Fund•: •li Fund: PCC Fundslrom Bell Rlnwng Fees account Includlngdon•iion8 by rfn8 Butt•nly Q•nl•n: Proje￿ beingaddmwl in F•blM8r 2025 to late 2024 ck&Chlm•Fund: Overdrawn a$ Mllln8VAT recov•ryon D•comt)gr2024 p•ffji•nitsr Clock r•palr Icompl&t8dl. Chlme Fund alm8d forJuly2025. F•mlly Ml••lon: £1 000 don8Von used towaryl*Chlldrents Com•rand athitle& Fund• r•l•t•d ta W•ddtnp •nd Fun•rni•: funds trom 2024. Own Fund: Donadon Irom Joan Sunderiand Id'c*11-bting u88d from 2025 fortunlngand ¢8F InvMtm•ftt IEnd0¥Jl￿￿ Fund." Rv4alugd by Dioc880 Ot Exetef D¢¢ 2024. Ptynwon St IAary PCC Statément of Flnanclal For th• per￿d from 01 January 2024 to 31 DKember 2024 A4434 2mD3) 824*3 iSmg35 23.19IA2 S11X* 62914ffj7 8s.In27 23M74 19.621 591A 22,93247 23.70292 752.92 837175 117,73721 13nX 141P)7XI 211.11 f3JJYJ.18 1ST￿10 XJ,1fX).74 188,(￿10 78 IKI•U4 I14￿&14 11,14114) 7U4) ?8.T￿￿) 4￿lj 31ffj4.13 15,154 (31A74131 11&154111 1.13BAI 3.745AI J.745 I•AYUI) P8m122) 1171x41 1W42• 27W•SI 247.74QtsY 247.7401Q 2842eu3 171.10 pmwji 17110 171.10 1￿8￿2 1,n427 i.n427 2.1n 2A86J2 P2 tTJ 78A2 1911 18 1911.18 Im) l.tyY)n) D) 410 1W) 410m 410JJ) 14.1829 434J4 14,415.74 434J4 2￿2￿1 9591 *2S] 3.74 9597 1AIX)fy) QftFiThY 1323452 13AYXI 13A3429 13.133Th1 31112V202J Pts•d M••ts 194970m 2.(a) 231A70.f•) 231,4711.00 1&67&11 49.72WJ 3.745XS $511.. 13AYII IOA1&14 13,1SJAO 13Arn T•thl Clvrnnl •w•l• u•l￿1111•* {1.19P.701 {1.1M70 Il•i••••t (O•ll¢R) 175.•59J7 478A41 44eJl 371IW33 74SX+ 247.710n3 17.Th) 1&7(Q.41 13h3429 111 Tot•1 45284ffi 10.748X+ 4W22 e46.16 2.124&1 2A20SJ lJJ1&74 4x74 IIWS.74 6.74•.74 115.167 IU14•7 18.17U7 3101.¢)r41 Slut 1￿724 14Th)￿ 10*SU• 23JM.74 51•J1 JO•Aa IX*r trad5n9 i¢tr•lU•• 117&70 511AI .iJ .70 331640 .13 I4,￿.L •2 1•.6212S 3A1341 17.194JB 17.191 fth•rtradlng lrthttkns Ats 355A7 ¥••lminty Tot 3•7AI 1A• 1a79 SJ27.79 414 118B.78 7,7•).12 •3•175 - 117,n721 15111521 Td•l 1.794.10 1.191.10 I￿¢ .10 7JDIJI 342A1 n2.t7 5MJ04 7￿)117 216D) 1.1n 1&0X10 20.100.74 twwndltw• •n ¢h•rltabl• •¢llvlb•• 51 21K•293 19x70 )17J)I o) 25 49Jl Im IOJJIJ)4 9I1OA3 1.1( sio 1J7&T2 116.71 $,46720 19,11￿+ 11113 45rn11) 12.7K*U• 5,70m 13YgFJJ 0th•r•xP•nd￿ 21Q11 244J Oth•r•XP•r￿*￿r• Tots 21&11 . 18121&65 1K16U4 Addftloml Notu: F4r**rd Inlo 2025 It is likelyth8t the Accounts may need to be reported uftder a dillernnt level of reportSn8 "SOFA FRS 102" for 2025 whl¢h requires A¢cru8ts accountin& Th58 wiu fecor(I money received in adv8nce or paid in aTr8af8 and 88 part of A888t8 and Llabiliti88 wh8n it b8come8 due. ry we ar¢ liable. rnther than when receipt happens or spending is made. Laryer incomes may arrNe weil before *￿Ik$ occur. and larye expendilures afterward Later can give a mlsleading Impresslon of the financial position of a Charity . or any org8ni8ation and thi8 naeds to be avoldod. There 18 8180 8 mor• gon•rnl ro¥iow of SOFA-th0 8t8ndard tor roporting in the Charlty ¢tor- due th16 year so ffjportingstyts and"line8" of In¢ome and ¢ypenditurn may change In 2025. As 1818$ the overall finoncial positlon of the ChU￿h PCC. our balancos have reduc•d significantly. The main rea80n8 8r8: Rèduced incorne arising from fmr rngular wornhip dor￿￿ le8dlng to the u88 of b818n¢es Irom previou8 year8. Thi8 has been ¢ngoin8for a number of R8duced income from Fees as people m¢r48 to 5gr4ices at CrematOTl• or Weddlngvonue8. R8duced income from $pecl81 events as numbets ol voitsnt88rn have fallen. The morfhty Table Top Sal98 have maintsined thelr conlributlon to fund8 8nd 88 8 Soclal 8￿fit. Wo are grnteful to Marcla and John Knight for thelr loyal seThico in rnanaging thi8. In¢re8sod IncomelTOrn Hall hire is a n018bts exceptlon. Increased costs- Utllitleslor Church and HalL Insur8nc4 cost8 of eb•nts. Increase costs- malntlining the church and h8lL Ther• awe many major, nth¥. essgnlial meintenanc& needs for th8 Church so the remaining cash fund8 are held for r•o¢tr¥p need orljing from sudden events Ir8letlng to trèes e8peci811y In 20241. Fabrlc rnpalts to th8 chufch su¢h as mortar polntlng, IMLI nged to b8 ernpha8l￿d In 2025 and golng forward . Somo %w)rk8 may be 8ddre884bl8 via thg on-going plan Church Comml88lonérb Ch8ncel Grant 8t8rt•d In 2023 by Rwd Rob¢rt Haftls and ntr•4 bolng 8na¢iod through 2025 IChonc81 rooflng and qutterlng flr8t: Ea8tWlrrfltw4 r•pairs folitrAn8). There ere $ignlficant Quinquennlal Inspoctlon 2021 rn8ttor8 thal ¢onlinuè to be addrns•ed. We need to Continuo to request support Irom tho communty of Piympton to rnalnt81n th18 church aa 8u¢h hlstoric bulldlng cannot be molntalned purety bythe income of thewornhippln8 Church ¢ongrag81ion. PhiLip Srnlth Hon Traasurfrr & TYu81•• Independent Examinerfs report to the trustees of the Parochial Church Council on the unaudited a¢¢ounts of Plyrnpton St Mary the Virgin. We report on the accounts of the Parothial Church Council of St Mary's Church Plympton {the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2024. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The thanty's trustees consider Ihat an audit Is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charilies Act 2011 (the 2011 Act), and that an independent examination is required. It is our responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified In the General Directions given by the Chaniy Commissioners under section 145151(b) of the 2011 Act. whether particular matters have come lo our attention. Basis of independent examinerfs statement Our examination was carried out in accordan￿ wth thè General Directions given by the Chanties Commissioners. An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the chanty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the a¢¢ounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ thal w￿uld be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examinefs statement In connection wth our examinab'on, rK) matter has come to our attention.. (i) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any matenal respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011A¢t, and to prepare the accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply vnth the accounting requirements of the 2011 Ad have not been met.. or lil) lo which. in our opinion, attents'on should be dravm in order to enable a proper understanding of the acc£)unts to be reathed. BeslAccounlanLy&Thices {plJTrtouih) Lid Best Accountancy Services IP mouth) Ltd Licenced and Regulated by the Ass￿latIon of Accounting Technicians Unit 7, Seaton Business Park 36 Wlliam pran￿ Road Plymouth PL6 5WR Date: 6" June 2025 CLIcL(( c4 ¢CC . JLLiccULuoi& a?.ol-ag 11tr4 HEALTH and SAFETY rep(xt to the APCM for 2024 During the rewrting Feriod 1st January to 31st December 2024, Plympton Team Ministry H&S team has Continued to provide H&S support and a¢*rfice to the PCCS and churchwardens across the Parish. The team have provided the annual rev￿$ of extant Risk and COSHH ASSes￿nents. H&s policies, Fire and evacuation plan, maintenance of the Perniit to Work regime and completion of multi￿e risk awssments for various Church and Church Hall events. activities. and upkeep proRcts. The team has also supported the Parish Safeguarding officer and the thurchwardens throughout the year ensuring that the parish femained legally compliant to H&S, safe8uardir8 regulations. The H&S team members fomi part of the Fabric Committee and as such ha¥e provided expertise, support and advlce to ensure effective and compliant maintenance artivities are conducted in a timely and safe manner. Routine annual building maintenance and insFections, testing of fire appliances and heating systems hove continued throughout 2024 with the H&S team providing a(fvice to the churchwardens. as necessary. Quarterly H&S meetings were held throughout the year; all sUp￿)rtIng rethrds afe stored in the Church Office. lan Duckworth NE8OSH Dip- DeputyHe(vlth ond Sofrty Officer SAFEGUARDING report to the APCM for 2024 The PCC and the Safequarding o￿l¢er have Parti￿hr respOn￿bIlItieS, but makin8 sure e¥eryone Is safe Is commrtmentthat all members of ourcommunity in February 2024 safeguarding issue ￿ferred to the Diocese 17th March 2024 National safeguardin8 alert from fA'ocese Exeter appropriate action taken 24th luty 2024 indlvidual vislting Churches. appropriate action tsken. Police m•de aware All volunteers and PCC members are required to have DBS checks. and to h•¥e all relerf•nt yfe8uardin8 training PCC members and volunteers working With children and vulnerable adults are required to have a DBS enhanced check. D8S checks can be accessed on ThirtyoMeight.ory website (reference and pssword needed) A Confidential declaration forrn to be completed for enhanced certifKate, ftyJnd on e*ulk quide in for training htt trainin .¢ofe For Basic Foundation, Domestic abuse Leadership where required. 43 Feople are required to have basic trainin8 16 Feople are required to have foundation and domestic abuse training 17 Feople are required to have enhanced DBS the¢k. Safeguardin8 policies* procedures, reviews and reports to be updated asap. Re uirements It is very impjrtant to remember that ensuring that all children and vulnernble a¢knlts in our community are safe is the responsibility of all of us. If there is any doubt re8arding any issue5 of concern. please do discuss them with the followin8- contact numbers and e mails detsiled below: Exeter Oiocesan safeguarding ath4isor C05tas Nassaris Telephone.. 01392 294969 THE ECCLESIASTICAI PARISH OF ST MARY ThE BLESSED VIRGIN APCNI REPO8T FOR 2024 IPUBLISHED MAY 20251 12 Reverend knui Green Email: rev.lizzi84 mail.corn Parish Safeguarding Officer Shirley Rogers Telephone: 079033 66929 Email.. tmsale uardin mail corn In house and online safeguarding trdinin8 has been provided forthose who require it. The Parish safeguording representative is ShKley Rogers DEANERY SYNOD Report to the APCM for 2024 Since the last Deanery Synod Annual Report. Plymouth Deanery Synod has met three times: in February* June and Cctober last year. Each meeting was attended by our current deanery syMd representstNe. The meetin85 have been well attended overall with opportunities to meet with representsti¥es from churches across the deanery and to hear about changes that are happening within the diocese. We currently have one deanery synod representative but would very much like to hear from anyone who would like to become Involved. Ifs a really valuable experience and well worth the time involved. So what is the aim and purpose of the deanery synod?The Church of England is episcopally led and synodically governed: Deanery Synods can form motions that will io on to DioCe￿n Synod and on to General Synod and is an opportunity for members of the deanery to meet together. Please find below brief notes from the meetin85 that have taken place in 2024. Speakers from Transformin8 Plymouth Ttraether - John Williams lspeaking on Food Projects in the areal and new appointment Rev. Scott Sha¢kleton. Scott introduced himself and swke about his time in Plymouth and in Southwav in particular. He reminded the meeting briefly of the history of TPT and outlined the finan¢i41 challenges that have faced the organisation in the last 2 years. Scott has seen much that has gTrven hirn encouragement in the work of TPT and looks forward to meeting those who serve in Ptymouth tacklin8 the i55￿S of food poverty and the results of the coSt￿f-1lvin8 Crisis. The Synod was asked to remember prayerfully the work of TPT. The presentation was continued by John Williams who reminded the Synod th•t TFry was an organisation that supported people to help themselves. TPT has supported foDd pro8r•ms with the help of Fareshare and it is apparent nowthat Fareshare are strLwglinq to deal with the demand. John rewrted that Plymouth City Council have contributed £250,CAJO to tackle these issues. Some of the activities run by local organisat￿5 and thurches Include HIVE and Feast of Fun addressing the need of holiday hunger. Families rely on the provision of xhool meals. and this often leaves gap during the school holidays. There were 8￿) meals served in 2023. Other issues included hygiene and accesj to hygiene products. John encouraged churthe$ to 8et irNdved via TFf. DisuJssions were held in small groups to ask the question "Is there anythin8 our churches c*n (b? Is there any way I can helpr lune 2024 Deane nod meetin The Rev'd Jane Bakker, archdeacon of Hymouth, introduced herself and dexribed her role. Jane explained that there are a lot of possibilitie5 with a city deanery. induding encouraging churches to be creative and develop yrtnerships. Plymouth is looking to create a new plan. Churth attendance currently is low in Plymouth and deprivation is high. Thls rneans the Church Commissioners will invest in Plymouth, but they won't invest in what 15 alrea￿ 8oin8 on. The review will make recommendations, together with the bishop and the archdeacon. There is a big deficit in the di¢xesan budget and whilst there was concern raised about how the plans would be funded, the archdeacon said that the intention is for these plans to be funded centrally, which means that there will not be cuts in Plyrnouth. Jane explained that en8a8ement thjes not alway5 lead to greater ¢hur¢h attendaTh￿, so we need to be careful ab)Lrt measurables. when the review is completed. the archdeacon would like to have some way of measuring the soft outcornes. There arethe bald measures ofattendan￿. church office holders. etc.. butwe also have to look at whaV5 happeninq on the ground. Where churches are makes a huge difference. oÈér 2024 Deane in Rev. Je￿mY Putnam (Mission Enabler) spoke about a new mission initiat¢ve a￿￿ed * the thurch of England aimed at this group called"Growing Faith". He asked. what is the )riew of the world through the eyes of youni people today? Ttr¢E ECCLESIASTI£AL PARISH OF ST MAflY THE BIE55EO VIRGII APCM REPORT FOR 2024 IPiIBLISHEO MAY 20251 13 There has been much research on how youn8 people are engaging with the Christian faith. But what might it look like here in PlyrnouthP Data.. Growing Faith foundation exists to put children, young people and families at the heart of mission and ministry of the Church by changing the culture of the thurch of England. What lens are we lookin8 through? Points to note.. l. Use of technology to connect with friends and the world. No l ￿￿an5 of connecting. 2. An increase in young people callin8 Childtine with suicidal thoughts. 3. An increase in CAMHS referrals. The values that youn8 people treasure most are authenticty and integrFty and acknowledgment of weakness. The need to look for this in their leaders. Jeremy then asked, "Do we include our youn8 people in our plans and discussionsy We need to raise the profile of young people in our churches as they are the future of the church. The current position is that only % of UK churches enga8e with youry people on a Sunday. This is an important p)int because it raise5 questions about how we can engage with families and children. What are we doiry now and what plans do we have for the future? Rochel Horrison-Frenth- Deanerysynod Representotive THE ECCLES¢￿sT1￿L PAR15H OF sr MAf¢Y THE BtESSEO VIRG114 APCM REPORT FOR 2024 IPUBLISHEO 20251 14